Students Module 6 Activity 3

THE NATION CLASSROOM
History as It Happened

RACE RELATIONS and CIVIL RIGHTS
MODULE SIX: 1945-1965

STUDENT PRACTICE ACTIVITY THREE

WRITE YOUR DBQ ESSAYDirections: The following question asks you to write a well-organized, concise essay that integrates your interpretation of documents one through seven and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. The best answers will not only cite key pieces of evidence from the documents but also include outside knowledge of the period.

DBQ:Was the overall strategy of the civil-rights movement in the 1950s and early 1960s successful? Describe at least four tactics that civil-rights leaders deployed during the period and evaluate their contributions to the movement’s effectiveness.